Definitions for underlineˈʌn dərˌlaɪn
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•der•lineˈʌn dərˌlaɪn(v.; n.)-lined, -lin•ing
(v.t.)to mark with a line or lines underneath; underscore.
to indicate the importance of; emphasize.
(n.)a line drawn beneath; underscore.
Origin of underline:
1715–25
Princeton's WordNet
underscore, underline(verb)
a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise(verb)
give extra weight to (a communication)
"Her gesture emphasized her words"
underline, underscore(verb)
draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
underline(verb)ˈʌn dərˌlaɪn
to make a line under a line of writing
Underline the date and title.
underlineˈʌn dərˌlaɪn
to make sth more obvious; = emphasize
a crisis that underlines the need for change
Wiktionary
underline(Noun)
A line placed underneath a piece of text in order to provide emphasis or to indicate that it should be viewed in italics or that it acts as a hyperlink
underline(Noun)
An character
underline(Verb)
To draw a line underneath something, especially to add emphasis; to underscore
underline(Verb)
To emphasise or stress something
underline(Verb)
To influence secretly.
By mere chance in appearance, though underlined with a providence, they had a full light of the infanta. uE000100723uE001 Sir H. Wotton.
underline(Adjective)
Passing under a railway line.
Origin: under + line
Webster Dictionary
Underline(verb)
to mark a line below, as words; to underscore
Underline(verb)
to influence secretly
Translations for underline
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- onderstreepAfrikaans

- يضَعُ خَطّا تَحْتArabic

- подчертавамBulgarian

- sublinharPortuguese (BR)

- podtrhnoutCzech

- unterstreichenGerman

- understregeDanish

- υπογραμμίζωGreek

- subrayarSpanish

- alla kriipsutamaEstonian

- زیر چیزی خط کشیدنFarsi

- alleviivataFinnish

- soulignerFrench

- לִמתוֹחַ קַו תַחַת-Hebrew

- नीचे रेखा खींचनाHindi

- podvućiCroatian

- aláhúzHungarian

- menggarisbawahiIndonesian

- strika undirIcelandic

- sottolineareItalian

- 下線を引くJapanese

- 밑줄을 긋다Korean

- pabrauktiLithuanian

- pasvītrotLatvian

- menggaris di bawahMalay

- onderstrepenDutch

- understrekeNorwegian

- podkreślićPolish

- زیر چیزی خط کشیدنPersian

- ځنګلي بوټى چې دونو لاندې شنه شوى ويPashto

- sublinharPortuguese

- a subliniaRomanian

- подчёркиватьRussian

- podčiarknuťSlovak

- podčrtatiSlovenian

- podvućiSerbian

- stryka underSwedish

- ขีดเส้นใต้Thai

- altını çizmekTurkish

- 在...下面畫線Chinese (Trad.)

- підкреслюватиUkrainian

- نيچے لکير کھينچناUrdu

- gạch dướiVietnamese

- 在…下面画线,画底线标出Chinese (Simp.)

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